Introduction:
Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula , along with Sardinia and Sicily , were united under Victor EMMANUEL II

An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920's when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship

Economy :

it has a diversified economy , which is divided into a developed industrial north, dominated by private companies and a less-developed , highly subsidized , agricultural south where unemployment is higher

interesting facts Italy

Rome is further North than New York City. New York City is about the same latitude as Naples Italy

In Rome and Naples , it only snows briefly once every several years while in New York snow is very frequent in the winter

Pizza was invented in Napless around 1860's

Pizza is one of the very few words which is understood all over the world

Almost 20 % of Italy's population is over 65 years old

Italy longest border is with Switzerland

The average Italian family has 1.27 children

In Italy everybody at the age of 18 and over can vote , however you have to be at least 25 to vote in Senate Election

the Thermometer is an Italian Invention

The name of Electricity measurement Volt comes from an Italian - Alessandro Volta who invented the first battery in 1779